Aristotle POETICS, edited and translated by Stephen Halliwell, Longinus ON THE SUBLIME, translation by W.H. Fyfe; revised by Donald Russel, Demetrius ON STYLE, edited and translated by Doreen C. Innes, based on W. Rhys Roberts, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2005.
Aristotle/ Longinus/ Demetrius
Aristotle
POETICS, edited and translated by Stephen Halliwell,
Longinus
ON THE SUBLIME, translation by W.H. Fyfe; revised by Donald Russel,
Demetrius
ON STYLE, edited and translated by Doreen C. Innes, based on W. Rhys Roberts,
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2005. Em Inglês.
In-8º peq., de (5)-533 pp., encadernação inteira em tela verde seco, c/ sobrecapa; inserido na Loeb Classical Library c/ o nº 199, uma das múltiplas reedições desta obra, que se tornou uma referência para os estudos clássicos e humanísticos mas, igualmente, para o público em geral. Os editores e tradutores são, também eles grandes nomes da área, que aqui optaram por apresentar introduções (pertinentes) e aparatos críticos p/ cada um dos textos.
"This volume brings together the three most influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Aristotle's Poetics contains his treatment of Greek tragedy: its history, naturne, and conventions, with details on poetic diction. Stephen Halliwell makes this seminal work newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work's debt to earlier theorists (especially Plato), its distinctive argument, and the reasons behind its enduring relevance.
The essay On the Sublime, usually attributed to "Longinus" (identity uncertain), was probably composed in the first century CE; its subject is the appreciation of greatness ("the sublime") in writing, with analysis of illustrative passages ranging from Homer and Sappho to Plato. In this edition, Donald Russell has revised and newly annotated the text and translation by W. Hamilton Fyfe, and supplied a new introduction.
The treatise On Style, ascribed to an (again unidentifiable) Demetrius, was perhaps composed during the secod century BCE. It is notable particularly for its theory and analysis of four distinct styles (grand, elegant, plain, and forceful). Doreen Innes' fresh rendering of the work is based on the earlier Loeb translation by W. Rhys Roberts. Her new introduction and notes represent the latest scholarship." (> da pág. electr. da editora)
Nota bibliográfica s/ Stephen Halliwell (1953) em: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/stephen-halliwell-FBA/
Sobre sir William Hamilton Fyfe (Londres, 1878-1965) ver: https://www.queensu.ca/encyclopedia/f/fyfe-sir-william-hamilton
Breve nota biográfica s/ William Rhys Roberts (Wimbledon, Ingl., 1858-1929) em: https://biography.wales/article/s-ROBE-RHY-1858
Dim.: 17 x 11,5 cm